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efficient according to our standards, but it is all helpful, and a move in the right directions.
Similarly, up in the north, Rear Admiral Hsieh, with whom we work in the closest touch at WeiHai wei, 00- operated with me with Chinese cruisers and also by the use of their wireless, during the operations against the SHUNTIEN pirates in June, 1934.
I hope to see Marshal Chan Chi Tong at the beginning of April this year at Canton and will thank him for his help in this matter, and when in May I meet the Chinese Minister of Marine at Nanking, I will speak to him on the subject, and particularly about Chinese Customs cruisers co-operating with
as.
During this summer I shall hope to see much of Rear Admiral Haieh at Wei Hai wei and to further strengthen our co-operation with him.
If only the Chinese ware really efficient they could so easily make it impossible for these pirate nesta to exist on shore.
LL.
To continue the story of the TUNG CHOW piracy Immediately the ship had been abandoned by the pirates, she got under way and proceeded in the direction of Hong Kong comminicating by wireless with Cap d'aguilar Wireless Station. H.M.3.DAINTY met the TUNG CHOW and escorted her to Junk Bay, just outside the eastern entrace to Hong Kong, where the Commodore, Hong Long, had made complete arrangements for the police to take charge of the ship, and endeavour to ascertain whether any pirates were still onboard.
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Fortunately none of the children were any the worse for their somewhat terrifying experiences, and Messrs. Butterfield and wire gave a picnic for them the next day and the Commodore, Hong Kong, the following day entertained the majority of them onboard the TAMAR, at which party the SUFFOLK's band played.
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The Commanding Officer, H.k.3.SANDWICH, meanwhile had informed me that at .ai Hai ei, Rear Admiral Hsieh, with whom we work in close co-operation, had ordered up two air- craft from Tsingtao to help search for the Piratesk and had also placed the wireless apparatus of his ships at our disposal for assisting in communication with Chefoo. 1 sent Admiral Hsieh a telegram of warm thanks.
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The Commodore, Hong Kong, held an enquiry on Monday, 4th February, into the TUNGCHOW Piracy Case. Amongst others, Mr. Swtre, a Director of Butterfield and Swire, was present.
When I became aware that Sir John Brenan, the Consul-General at Shanghai was independently holding an enquiry into the piracy, at Shanghai, which was being attended at his invitation by Commander N.V. Grace, the Commanding Officer of H.M.S.GRIMSBY, I passed the following signal which I received from the Commodore, Hong Kong, to Sir John Brenan for his information, having previously informed him that we would be very glad to afford him every possible assistance in his enquiry :-
"From:
To:
Commodore, Hong Kong (255). C-in-0.
I inspected 3.3.Tungchow with the anti-piracy
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